Jury Duty Yesterday...

Well Jury Duty went quick. I arrived about 8:50 am. Went through the metal detectors setting them off with my shoes...lifting my pant legs got me by. I went to the right heading down a long hallway and entered the room. To my surprise it was all redone since my last bout with jury duty. Last time it was a poorly lit room full of those cold metal chairs, in rows going straight back. There was a little spot in the back with a pay phone and water fountain. You weren't allowed to bring anything but your purse and a book. Someone would come in and call numbers. You didn't see anyone till they did. This time I walked in and the room was nicely lit. Women were there to sign you in and hand out paperwork. There were cushioned chairs (the backs too) set up like a doctors office against the walls in a few rows with TVs in the center of the chairs. There were about 2 sections like this. There also were end tables and regular tables to sit at. They had Wi-Fi, 2 computers with Internet, blood pressure machines, a section where you could get Cd's (some books and some music) form a machine and borrow CD players from the women who signed you in, vending machine's, and a library section stocked with books and magazines.There were people all around me with their laptops, PSP players, MP3 players, and game boys. I wish I had gotten the memo letting me know we could bring these items in. There even was a woman behind me who had brought a bunch of scrap booking items (minus anything to cut with) and was making pages! About 9:10 am the Commissioner of Jurors came in and announced how our day would go. Then one of the judges came out thanking us for coming. She announced it was Juror Appreciation Week. We all got pens, wooden gavel key chains, a pocket calendar and the coffee, cappuccino and hot chocolate vending machine was on for free! From there we all watched a Jury Duty documentary with Diane Sawyer on the TVs. Then they asked for the sheets we filled out on employment and where to mail the checks. Then they came out and called 30 names to hand in their questionnaires that the lawyers get to go over before they come in for questioning. This was at 9:30 am. Then at 10:30 am they had all these people line up in a line and head on into the jury selection room. About 30 minutes later we saw some of those people leave. During all this I was reading, talking on my cell or watching CNN on the TVs. I finally got up at 11:30 am to get some hot chocolate. I drank the foam off the top and set it down to cool. At 11:45 am they started calling names again. My name was included. We all were confused because last time they just collected the questionnaires first but she told us all to go right in the room. We all sat down and she announced we all were done for 8 years and we could go home. She explained that they called in too many people for the day, pulled some names and we all got to go. We got a certificate of appreciation, a paper saying what date we served and shoved out the door...lol! I was home by 12:15 pm! $40 for 3 hours of sitting and catching up on my reading...that's a good deal.

This is how I have been feeling lately....

Weigh in!!!

I am down 1.5!!! Yahoo!
Bonus: My waist is down 1 inch as well!
Of course I woke up with a chest full of gunk, my ears and nose full! Plus after I weighed in and ate breakfast I had to take a BM. If you know how it goes a bm could be a whole pound!
Ah well it's better than a gain! I'll take it! Yahoo!
Now I need to get my booty moving and use my gym membership. I think since it's so cold out (17F) I will wear my gym clothes there, shower and change. I love that they have blow dryers there too!

Subway...eat fresh and lots of salt!

OK so I feel really bloated right now! All I can figure is it had to be Subway. I had a 6 inch turkey with honey mustard, cucumber and tomatos. woo cal pack Sun Chips and one of their klow fat brownies. My panys have felt lose all day and now tonight really tight around my waist!
I felt really good about my location choice for dinner but if it's packed with salt that wont help my weigh in tomorrow!

1/19/07 Food Log /First Weigh In Tomorrow Morning...eak!

Note: second day on clomid

Workout:
elliptical-30 minutes (1.60m) (stayed on to burn off some of my high fat dinner last night!) sitting on ball while watching TV

Breakfast:
4pts-2 whole wheat waffles 4pts- 2 tbs reduced fat peanut butter .5 pt-clemintine 32 oz water total:8.5 pts

Lunch:
8pts-1/2 burger 0pts-1 cup wax beans .5 -clemintine 0pt-sf strawberry jell-o 32 oz water
total 8.5

Snack:None

Dinner:

Subway: 6pts-1/2 turkey sub (wheat, honey mustard,cucumbers and tomatos) 3 pts-sun chips (I brough a 100 cal pack) 3 pts-low fat brownie diet coke
total-12pts
daily total:29
flex points used: 1
Flex leftover: 21

1/18/07

Note:start clomid today

Workout:
Ellie: 20 minutes (1. 12 miles) sitting on ball while watching TV

Breakfast:
4pts-2 whole wheat waffles 4pts- 2 tbs reduced fat peanut butter .5 pt-clemintine 32 oz water total-8.5 pts 1 fruit

Lunch:
2 pts-grilled chicken ceasar salad-no crutons (2veggies worth) 2pts-2tbs light ceasar dressing 5pts-french fries 0pts-diet cream soda total-9pts 2 veggies

Snack:
32 oz water w/ lemon

Dinner:
DEnny's: 8pts- 1/2 classic burger 8pts-french fries 6pts-rootbeer float 3 large glasses water (32oz?) 1 vegies total: 22pts daily total 39.5 flexpoints used 11.5 challenge: 4 fruits/veggies 96 oz water

1/17/07

Workout:
20 minutes on elliptical-gopt father than I ever have! sat on ball while watching TV

Breakfast:
Wasnt hungry-forced myself to dirnk the following so I could take my metformin and blttle this cold: 1pt-1/2 cup organic FF milk 1pt-1/2 cup oj total pts-2pts 1 fruit

Lunch:
4pts-cheese pizza (it's gone thank God!) 0pts-10 baby carrots 1/2 pt-1/4 cup strawberries (it's 1 pt for 1.5 cups) 32oz water total: 4.5 pts 1 fruit, 1 veggie

Snack:
3 pts-100 cal pack chocolate stripped cookies 7pts valentine heart cookie

Dinner:
6 pts-whole wheat spaghetti w/ meatballs 0pts-side salad 1pt-low fat ceasar 2-pts1/2 garlic bread total-9pts total today:25.5 water intake sucked, 4 fruits/veggies.

1/16/07

Workout:
elliptical: 5 minutes -morning elliptical: 10 minutes 6pm
Breakfast:
3pts multi grain cheerios w/ organic rice milk 1pt-1/2 cup oj 32 oz water total:4pts 1 fruit

Lunch:4pts-cheese pizza 1 cup celery 32 ounces total: 5pts 1 veggie
Snack:
1/2 pt-clemintine 5 pts-3 homemade low fat mini muffins 7pts-3 cups popcorn with butter
Dinner:
8pts-2 slices of plain pizza -gotta get this stuff out of my fridge!

1/15/07

Workout:
20 minutes elliptical

Breakfast:
3pts multi grain cheerios w/ organic skim milk 1/2 pt clemintine 32 ounces water total: 3.5 pts. 1 fruit, 1 dairy, 4 water

Lunch: 8 pts- peanut butter (reduced fat) and jelly (reduced sugar) on whole wheat bread 1pt- peaches 3 pts- wheat thins (rediced fat) 32 ounces water

Snack:
3pts- buttercotch pudding

Dinner:

8 pts-2 slices cheese pizza 0pts-garden salad 0pts-fat free italian 32 oz water total points: 8pts total today:26.5 2 veggies total for the day: 2 fruit, 2 veggie, 1 dairy, 96 oz water

Update Goal and Challenge

Goals:
Mini goal is to drop 20 pounds by 3/5/07
Onederland by May 11(my step daughters 10th b-day). It has been 4 years.
My summer goal is to have dropped 64 pounds putting me at pre TTC/PCOS stress weight!
How I will do it: Weight Watchers and Elliptical My Points Target= 28/ 35 Flex Points

Vivid Weightloss's 21 day Challenge 1/11-1/31
1) 2 fruits and 3 veggies a day
2)Drink between 8-12 (8 oz) cups of water a day for a total of 64-96 oz. (should be easy with my 32 oz Weight Watchers bottle)
3)Log my intake daily

I know I can do this.
I just need to keep the exercise going and late night snacks to healthy choices!

1/12/07

Workout:
Didnt work out today
Breakfast:
3pts(including milk) multi grain cheerios w/ skim milk 1/2 pt clemintine 32 ounces water total: 3.5 pts. 1 fruit, 1 dairy, 4 water

Lunch:McDonalds 7pts-6 piece chicken nuggets 1 pts-honey 5pts-small fry 1pt-apple dippers (didnt use dip) 32 ounces water total:14 pts 1 fruit
Snack:
1/2 pt clemintine 32 oz water 1 fruit

Dinner:11 pts-6 oz fried fish w/ lemon 2 pts-1 tbs tartar sauce 0 pts-side salad 2 pts-2 tbs light ceasar water-20 oz. 1 veggie total- 15 pts daily total-33 flex points left-31.5 21 Day challenge:

Goals

I decided to start pointing through Weight Watchers. I am not going to the meetings. I always start and then stop going. I'd rather do this at home with all my internet friends.

So Starting today 1/11/07 I will be getting back into the swing of things for pointing. Last night we put the points on everything we bought grocery shopping.
Officially I will begin 1/15/07 and will have a weigh in for then
My Points Target= 28
Along with that I am doing Vivid Weightloss's 21 day Challenge
1/11-1/31
1) 2 fruits and 3 veggies a day
2)Drink between 8-12 (8 oz) cups of water a day for a total of 64-96 oz. (should be easy with my 32 oxz Weight Watchers bottle)
3)Log my intake daily

PCOS Issues: My obgyn called and informed me that I shouldnt be drinking milk due to the hormones they inject into cows. So strating form here on out I will be taking calcium w/ vit D supplements and drinking Organic milk (it says right on there they do not inject their cows with growth hormones) and not eating dairy products that dont say other wise.

My mini goal is to drop 20 pounds by March 5th.
I would like to be in Onederland by May 11(my step daughters 10th b-day). That would mean 23 pounds in 9 weeks. It has been 4 years since I have been there!
My by summer goal is to have dropped 64 pounds putting me at pre TTC/PCOS stress weight!

I know I can do this. I just need to keep the exercise going!!!!

Day 2

I did 25 minutes on Ellie today! Yay!!! I decided to try out the weightloss cycle on it and I love it!!! I tush is feeling the burn!

I need to stick to it!!!

So here I am. I kinda fell off with all the holidays. As like everyone else here I am getting my booty together in the new year!
I am going to be making 1 resolution for now. Just because in all the years past I make a huge list and never stick to it.
So this year I will start out with one thing and then add when I think I can.


So number 1: I will get on Ellie at least 15 minutes from Monday-Friday.
Tnis is a huge task for me...

Happy New Year!!!